Nottingham Forest dumped out of the FA Cup in hammering by Championship strugglers Blackpool, West Brom make lucky escape as Fulham, Brighton and Sunderland progress
The magic of the FA Cup was alive and kicking as Blackpool pulled off a major third round upset against Nottingham Forest.
The Championship side, who are currently sitting in the relegation zone, pulled off a stunning 4-1 victory over Steve Cooper's side to dump the Premier League team out of the competition.
Goals from Marvin Ekpiteta, Ian Poveda, CJ Hamilton and Jerry Yates were enough to see the Tangerines to a shock victory that sees them earn a place in the fourth round and sends Forest crashing out.
Chesterfield were painfully close to pulling off a major shock of their own as the National League side were denied a win over West Brom as they played out a 3-3 draw, teeing up a replay at The Hawthorns.
Premier League side Bournemouth were also knocked out of the competition by recently-relegated Burnley.
Vincent Kompany's side earned a 4-2 victory at the Vitality Stadium thanks to braces from Manuel Benson and Anass Zaroury to send the Championship high-flyers through to the next round.
Elsewhere, League One side Fleetwood knocked QPR out of the competition with a 1-0 victory while Watford were knocked out by Reading thanks to a 2-0 defeat.
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Elsewhere, Leicester, Tottenham, Southampton, Fulham and Brighton all secured a spot in the fourth round as they represent the Premier League in the competition, while Sunderland managed a late comeback to avoid elimination at the hands of Shrewsbury.